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Effectiveness of Cycling Transport Infrastructure Investment in Regional Development. Region Orlicko-Třebovsko Case Study.
Boháč, Ondřej ; Blažek, Jiří (advisor) ; Květoň, Viktor (referee)
This paper evaluates the benefits of investments in cycling infrastructure for regional development. The case study deals with socio-economic impacts of cycling transport infrastructure built for the Orlicko-Třebovsko region. The main thesis does not assume profitability of such investments in socio-economic realm of the region. Overall societal benefit has been assessed through the cost-benefit analysis. Individual elements of the analysis are focused on short-term, long-term, direct and indirect effects for the development of the region. The benefits are to be found in connection with implementation, management and operation of the project as well as transport sector, services sector and recreation. Specific positive effects take mainly the form of business sales, employment and savings for the population. The analysis has taken note of certain positive effect that is nevertheless economically inadequate to the amount of initial investment. Therefore in this case cycling transport infrastructure proved to be ineffective tool of regional development.
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Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping (1948-1989)
Krátká, Lenka ; Kubů, Eduard (advisor) ; Kocian, Jiří (referee) ; Jančík, Drahomír (referee)
DISERTAČNÍ PRÁCE ABSTRACT ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ NÁMOŘNÍ PLAVBA, 1948-1989 CZECHOSLOVAK OCEAN SHIPPING, 1948-1989 2016 Lenka Krátká This work is concentrated on the topic of establishment and development of the Czechoslovak ocean shipping in the period 1948-1989. The theme is presented with using a large number of primary archive sources and relevant secondary literature. In addition, the text offers an insight into the topic through the memoirs of former Czechoslovak seafarers collected with the use of oral history method. The primary aim of this work is to capture the history of the Czechoslovak ocean shipping in a broader context of political, economic, and foreign policy development of Czechoslovakia in the given period. A key moment for founding a merchant fleet represented the year 1948, the communist coup d'état respectively, when the country came into the sphere of the Soviet Union's influence and transformed its economy into a centrally planned one with the absence of market principles. These specific circumstances enabled to develop a transport sector which Czechoslovakia did not have either natural conditions, or practical experience with. Based on a politically motivated decision, the Czechoslovak ocean shipping in the early 1950s was developed in cooperation with the People's Republic of China. By this...
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Application of Related Variety Concept in Selected Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Meislová, Kristýna ; Blažek, Jiří (advisor) ; Skokan, Karel (referee)
The study deals with application of related variety concept and other evolutionary economic geography approaches in the economic landscape of postsocialist states of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The goal was to define different types of variety and explore the relationship between these varieties and economic development in CEE countries between 1993 and 2009. The analysis is based on the theoretical and analytical framework presented in studies realized in the most developed countries of Western Europe. The important finding is that this kind of research allow to conclude that different types of variety influence the economic development, but some of the results are different from those in prior studies. The porfolio effect of unrelated variety was not confirmed. However, the results show strong evidence that related variety stimulates employment growth and usually contributes to GDP growth of CEE countries. The results also indicate, that high variety of related sectors could be crucial for future development of new industries (especially in Central Europe). Keywords: evolutionary economic geography, related and unrelated variety, economic development, Central and Eastern Europe
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California Electricity Crisis 2001
Safai, Mina ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Kozák, Kryštof (referee)
This paper scrutinizes the Californian Electricity Crisis 2001 from the perspective of energy security. The work shows that deregulation of the electricity sector in California challenged the main energy security principle, namely an undisrupted energy supply at affordable prices. The principle is vital for economic development and national prosperity. Disruptions or blackouts along with unprecedented high electricity prices during the Californian crisis damaged not only the economy, but increased the budget deficit and led private generators of energy supply to bankruptcy. This damaged the policy of energy security management. The approach I take in addressing the causes of the Californian Electricity Crisis involves a case study; its examination from the perspective of energy security, clarification of the risks for energy security if the state authorities restructure electricity sector; and to extract lessons for future application, which should be learnt from the crisis. In order to be successful using the mentioned approach, I highlight the conditions in the western US electricity supply industry, which enabled the California crisis to happen. In addition, I describe the regulatory structure of the California electricity sector as well as the way the deregulation plan was implemented by...
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Influence of tourism on Spanish economy
Lichter, Michal ; Kašpar, Václav (advisor) ; Vošta, Milan (referee)
Diploma thesis tries to analyze with complexity the influence of tourism on Spanish economy. The importance of the industry for the current economic growth is shown by different tourism performance indicators. Apart from the recent and current state of the tourism industry in Spain, performance of other sectors of the national economy are examined. An important part of the thesis is the correlation analysis, whose objective is to quantify the importance of tourism in Spanish economy and identify the correlation.
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Tendencies of regional development and regional policy in Finland in the 1990s
Matyáštík, Ladislav ; Tomeš, Jiří (advisor) ; Novotný, Josef (referee)
This study examines the regional development in Finland during the economic and social changes in the 1990s. Economic development and the boom of information and communication technologies (ICT) is described in the Chapter 1; the discussion about the factors behind the success of the Finnish telecommunication sector follows. The whole development in the 1990s is then called a "social transformation" because of the enormous impact of the economic and social changes. Chapter 2 deals with the Finnish regional policy, which is mainly concentrated on the biggest agglomerations and tries to improve their global competitiveness and performance in the ICT field. Chapter 3 analyzes the impact of the mentioned economic and social changes primarily on the 72 Finnish sub-regions and secondarily on the 20 administrative regions, using the data from the Statistics Finland to evaluate the success of the regions in the transformation period in terms of population and economic development. Empirical evidence is found for three main conclusions: (1) there was a significant growth of regional disparities during the transformation period, (2) the southern part of Finland continues to gain prominence, mainly thanks to the ongoing concentration of population and economic activity in the Greater Helsinki region and (3) the...
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The position of Poland in the economic integration of Europe
Mertová, Diana ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Vondrušková, Barbora (referee)
This bachelor thesis examines the influence of European integration on the current position of Poland and its position on the European market. The aim of first chapter is to explore the changes that occurred after the entry of Poland into the EU, to assess its internal and external economic development and to bring the advantages and disadvantages Poland emerged after the integration process. The second part focuses on the effectiveness of the position of Poland in the EU and the priority is to explore the competitiveness of the state, to highlight strong sectors and sectors that significantly reduce the country's position among the EU Member States. The aim will be to propose possible solutions for reducing the country's competitiveness on the world rankings and to underline the strengths of the state.
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Completion of Nuclear Power Plant Temelín and its possible impact on Czech Republic's position in electricity trade
Fučík, Václav ; Němcová, Ingeborg (advisor) ; Horák, Jiří (referee)
This work tries to answer the question, if completion of the Nuclear Power Plant Temelín is necessary and advantegous. The completion is important for electricity market stability in the region of Central Europe. In Czech Republic's neighbouring states prevails the tendency of reducing their production capacities (for example German nuclear phase-out or closing of Polish coal power plants), the demand for Czech electricity will be probably ensured. Many of European states exploit nuclear energy, therefore it is not likely to ban it. Nuclear energy does not burden the environment and its exploitation is in comparison with other energy sources economically more favorable. Energy production using renewable sources is not stable and reliable enough, therefore it is impossible to build the whole electricity production sector on them. It is necessary to keep in mind the possible depletion of fossil fuels, which are for electricity production crucial at this time. On the other hand, there is a sufficient amount of nuclear fuels.
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The transfer of hospitals into the stock companies
Jičínská, Aneta ; Písař, Pavel (advisor) ; Vebrová, Ludmila (referee)
This work deals with the transfer of the hospitals into the stock companies. These used to be under the state control, they have been regulated, but nowadays they are in the process to become the stock companies owned by the private or public sector. From this point, we can see the regulation was not effective and that is why they are beeing transferred into the private ownership. At the beginning of my work, there is described the state regulation and the changes which had happened after their transfer into the private companies. Furthermore, I deal with the issue of why this change has happened. In the following part I demonstrate the transfer into the stock company in the particular case of Pardubice regional hospital. In the final part of my work there is the evaluation whether the change was for better or not; if it was economically more advantageous to regulate the state hospitals or to transfer them into the private ownership.
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The transformation in tertiary sector in Czech Republic between 1989/1997/1998
Knobová, Lucie ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor) ; Szobi, Pavel (referee)
The diploma thesis analyzes the transformation process of tertiary sector in Czechoslovakia; respectively in Czech Republic between 1989-1997/98 by analyzing the condition of this sector before 1989. The limitation is given by collapse of centrally planned economy and the economic crisis in 1997. The main objective is to idnetify and explain the profound changes in Czechoslovak, respectively Czech tertiary sector; focusing on media sector. In this thesis I will examine whether, in the period of transformation after 1989, was more successful public entity Czech television or private commercial TV Nova. I will support this analysis by research in practical part; where I will evaluate economic development, own functioning and views on both types of televisions.
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